Scarlett Johansson brought to tears after learning her family died in Warsaw Ghetto

Scarlett Johansson was fighting back tears after learning the tragic fates of her family members during World War II.

The famous actress learned her great-grandfather's brother and his children all died in the Warsaw Ghetto in WWII, while her Jewish grandfather lived his life as a grocer on Ludlow Street in New York City.

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"I promised myself I wouldn't cry. But it's hard not to," she said after reading the names of the children who lost their lives.

"I mean, you really couldn't imagine the horror. It's just so crazy to imagine. … It's crazy to imagine that Saul would be on the other side selling bananas on Ludlow Street. And how different it would be being in America at that time," Johansson, 32, said. "The fate of one brother versus the other."

Actress Scarlett Johansson poses on the red carpet for the European premiere of the film 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' in London on April 21, 2015. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)